Publishing: Richard Curtis talks about the conflicts he’s faced running an epublisher as an agent. As one of the first agents to take this step, it’s interesting to see him speak openly about why he made the moves he did.

At the same time, the subject of adverts in ebooks has reared its head again. I wouldn’t have a problem with well-targeted, unobtrusive adverts, but what are the odds of that?

Dorchester’s move to ebooks seems to be an attempt to man the lifeboats, but there’s not many people left to do the manning. They’ve fired all but one editor, they’re not getting books out, they’re struggling to pay authors… Not Good.

Interest-Piquing: On a lighter (and incredibly interesting) note: why books are the sizes they are. Medieval sheep!

InsPiring: Top 12 Urban Fantasy jobs, courtesy of tor.com. Now hiring: a people person with a strong stomach and a good alcohol tolerance.

Procrastination: As part of a giveaway SBTB asked its readers for real life ghost stories (to win a copy of the latest Jennifer Crusie). You know what I’m like about ghost stories, so you’ve probably figured out I’ve worked my way through the comments. You should too; well, only if you don’t mind sleeping with the lights on!